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Step #4: Repeat. Memorization is all about repetition. The verse must be read, and meditated upon, over and over. The means used for repetition vary, but can include flashcards, verbal quizzing, or writing down a verse over and over. Because repetition takes time, retaining a verse or verses is gene
The focus of this article is the value of memorizing the Bible. But to begin, I want to briefly defend the practice of memorization itself, since it is a discipline often despised today. Memorization has largely fallen by the wayside in today’s society. We have outsourced our memory by using technol
Recite together. Try some classics: Psalm 19—Gods care—“The heavens declare the glory of God” and for older children Proverbs 15—about ethics—“A soft answer turneth away wrath.” Learn Psalm 23, Romans 9, and Hebrews 11. To avoid a negative attitude with longer passages, start with 2 or 3 verses,
Not just memorizing a bunch of words, but actually understanding the questions and answers. You can learn your Bibles by taking time out for family devotions and certainly for private study of the Bible. All of this is work. I know. But if we can discipline ourselves in our physical labors then we a
Because God gave us the gift, the precious gift, of memory, He tells us in many different books and chapters in both the Old and New Testaments to exercise this gift. The Old Testament is replete with injunctions for Israel to "remember." Her many feasts were memorials. Whether it was the heaping up
I write this article to present a very practical approach for memorizing scripture along with methods constantly to use those verses. With the new year comes a new semester for those of us still attending school. If you attend a Christian grade school, high school, or university you likely have memo
Mrs. Miersma is the wife of Rev. Thomas Miersma, missionary in Spokane, Washington. Previous article in this series: August 2007, p. 446. As we draw these articles on royal children to a close, we will look briefly at one additional means to develop our ability to deal with the written and spoken w
By the end of the season, the students will have not only a Bible passage memorized, but also various scattered proof-texts which cannot help but aid them in their later dealings with Scripture, Whether that be in Societies or in their own individual Bible study. To my knowledge, catechetical instru
In addition to new synapses being formed and louder and more sensitive signals occurring at the synapses, whole new memory neurons can be produced during the memory formation process in both adults and children. This is the third biological event that occurs during memory formation. All three of the
Obviously her memory had not been destroyed. What a source of comfort and encouragement the Heidelberg Catechism, which she had committed to memory, must have been to her during those final years. It’s a good thing to memorize sections of the Scriptures and the Catechism in our youth. Now let’s test